Black roughscale catshark vs false pepperwort

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Marsilea crenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Marsilea
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	false pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black roughscale catshark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

Black roughscale catshark

The Black roughscale catshark (Apristurus melanoasper) is a species in the genus Apristurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.